Microsoft speeds up IE10 Flash patching, matches Google

Computerworld reports that Adobe today issued a surprise update for Flash Player that patched 25 critical vulnerabilities in the ubiquitous media software.

The California company urged Windows users to apply the update in the next 72 hours after rating the fix as "Priority 1" in its three-step system. That ranking indicates "vulnerabilities being targeted, or which have a higher risk of being targeted, by exploit(s) in the wild."

Google released an update for the Windows version of Chrome, which includes Flash Player, at 10 a.m. PT.